When Chiya woke up again, it was already dark outside.
Rain was beating on the window, and there were no lights on in the room. Chiya sat up, feeling a soreness in his right arm, and something in his palm seemed to be beating along with his heart.
He took off the bandage and took a look.
Rinnegan is still closed, but the surrounding wounds have begun to heal. Hashirama Cells's recovery ability is stronger than he imagined. In just a short sleep, the wounds left during the transplant have already scabbed.
Chiya clenched his fist.
The touch from his palm was a bit strange. Although the eye was closed, it was still consuming his Chakra.
"Are you awake?"
Konan stood at the door, holding a scroll in his hand.
Chiya re-wrapped the bandage, got up and followed her to the depths of the tower.
There is also a ring left by Akatsuki member on the long table, and next to it is a copy of the alliance letter that was just copied.
Chiya picked it up and looked at it.
Kumogakure was destroyed, Two-Tails and Eight-Tails disappeared, and Akatsuki has mastered eight Tailed Beasts.
The Four Shadows invite daimyo and ninja village leaders from various countries to Iron Country to share information and discuss the formation of Allied Shinobi Forces.
More than 20 countries were invited.
Rain Country is not among them.
"The people at the border took it back from a caravan."
Konan walked to the other side of the table.
"The original document has been sent to Land of Grass. There are still many copies of this document and they are being sent to various countries."
Chiya Continue to read below.
The alliance book mentioned Pain, Xiao, and what he did on Five Kage Summit.
At the end, he read it again.
Obito does not appear in it.
Neither does Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Chiya put down the alliance letter and his eyes fell on the rings on the table.
Konan obviously noticed this too.
"Countries have begun to mobilize ninjas. Land of Lightning's borders were the first to be sealed, and Land of Earth also recalled a large number of teams performing missions abroad."
"Where is Land of Fire?"
"There is no clear news yet. Danzo is dead, Konoha is in chaos now."
Chiya thought for a while.
"Iron Country Arrange a few more people over there. Don't get close to the venue. Keep an eye on how many people each country has brought and in what direction the supplies are being mobilized."
"Already arranged."
Konan picked up several scrolls from the side and placed them in front of Chiya.
Those are Akatsuki's contact points in various countries over the years, and the intelligence personnel that Amegakure can still call upon.
Chiya Open one of them.
Some contact points are only responsible for delivering information, and some are hidden in Underground Gold Exchange, the Chamber of Commerce, and even Xiaoren Village. In the past, most of these information were sorted out by Jue, and were finally delivered to Pain.
Konan has marked the problematic area.
Chiya read it again and pulled out several scrolls.
"These can't be used anymore."
"Here are some of Akatsuki's most important contact points."
"Obito also knows."
Konan did not refute.
Nagato is dead, and Rinnegan and Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were taken away by Obito. Now if they continue to use these places, their every move will fall into the eyes of Obito.
"Stop all of them. It's too conspicuous."
Konan took two of them.
"Stay here for the time being and no longer deliver important messages. The remaining personnel disperse and re-establish contact points."
Chiya nodded.
"Don't go through Rain Village. All messages are forwarded at least twice and then sent back."
"It takes time."
"What we lack now is time."
Konan raised his head and glanced at him.
Countries outside are preparing to form Allied Shinobi Forces. When they come to a consensus, Amegakure will inevitably become the first target.
But she didn't see much eagerness on Chiya's face.
"I have blocked the news of Nagato's death."
Konan said:
"Only a few people in the village know that he left. There won't be any problems in a short time."
"Who knows?"
"They are all Rain shinobi who have been with us for many years."
Chiya Close the scroll.
"Tell them that Pain is performing a mission outside and will not come back for the time being."
"This can't be hidden for long."
"That's enough."
Chiya picked up the alliance letter again.
"If Pain is still alive, they won't send a few teams in to test it. They will at least wait for Allied Shinobi Forces to be formed before taking action."
Konan looked at him and already understood what he meant.
Obito took away Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and also took away Tailed Beasts that Akatsuki had collected for many years. He is the one hiding in the dark now, but it is Rain Village who is being stared at by all Shinobi World.
But this can also buy them time.
Konan Pick up the scroll on the table.
"I will reorganize the supplies in the village."
"Don't touch ordinary villagers yet."
"I know."
Both of them knew very well that large-scale transfers could not be hidden from Five Great Nations. Once Rain Village began to evacuate, various countries would think that Akatsuki was preparing to escape.
Konan walked to the door and stopped again.
"What if they really attack Rain Village?"
Chiya looked down at his right hand.
Rinnegan in the palm of the hand has not fully adapted, and Obito may use Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to resurrect Ten-Tails at any time.
There really isn't much time left for them.
"Before they call in, I will find Obito."
Konan didn't say anything else, opened the door and walked out.
Chiya sat alone in the room for a while.
There are many fewer rings on the table.
The scorpion is dead.
The weasel is dead.
Kakuzu and Hidan also died in the hands of Naruto.
The Rinnegan left by Nagato now grows in his palm. As for Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and those Tailed Beasts that have been captured, they all fell into the hands of Obito.
Akatsuki has only an empty shell left.
But countries don't know this.
They will continue to stare at Rain Village, continue to search for Pain, and will also count everything Xiao has done here.
Chiya folded the agreement letter, put it under the rings, stood up and left the room.
It's still raining heavily outside.
The sky of Amegakure is covered by thick dark clouds all year round. Countless pipes are connected to the steel towers, and water is constantly sprayed out from the drainage outlets.
People on the street held umbrellas and hurried through the rain.
Occasionally, Rain shinobi jumps between the towers and disappears in the darkness in the blink of an eye.
Everything is as usual.
They don't know yet that Pain is dead, nor do they know that various countries are preparing to form Allied Shinobi Forces.
Chiya walked forward along the edge of the tower.
Soon, he saw the iron plate sticking out of the tower.
There are no seats there, nor any cover. Nagato used to sit there as Pain, overlooking the entire Amegakure alone.
Chiya walked to the end and sat down slowly.
The black robe was constantly fluttering in the wind, and the cold rain fell on him, quickly making his hair and clothes wet.
Looking down from here, the entire Amegakure is at his feet.
Dense lights filtered through the rain curtain, illuminating the street below.
There are countless ordinary people living there.
They believe that Pain will protect the village, and they also believe that Konan, known as the angel, will always watch over them.
But now, Pain is dead.
Konan also lost Nagato.
Obito took everything away, leaving only a Amegakure that could be besieged by the entire Shinobi World at any time.
Chiya sat there and watched for a long time.
Kaguya appeared beside him.
She didn't ask Chiya what she was thinking, she just followed his example and sat down, her long white hair blown behind her by the wind.
"Your hand still hurts."
"It's okay."
"That eye has been consuming your Chakra."
Chiya raised his right hand and looked at his palm through the soaked bandage.
"I'll get the hang of it as soon as possible."
Only by truly mastering Rinnegan can he be qualified to take back Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from Obito.
Kaguya looked at him for a while.
"You want to stay here?"
Chiya looked at Amegakure at his feet.
"Nagato gave this place to me."
He cannot take Rinnegan and leave, leaving Konan and the whole Rain Village here to bear the anger of Allied Shinobi Forces for Obito.
At least until Obito is solved, he must sit in this position.
In the distance, a patrolling Rain shinobi accidentally raised his head.
Through the heavy rain curtain, he saw a figure reappearing at the highest point.
The man was wearing a black robe, sitting alone where Pain used to sit, overlooking the entire Amegakure.
Rain shinobi stopped and looked for a moment.
He didn't know who was sitting there.
But the reappearance of the figure still made his nerves, which had been tense all day, gradually relax.
Rain Village's god is still watching this village.
But what he didn't know was that the person sitting there had been replaced by another person.